Watch the Replay of the Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce’s First Friday Coffee from September 7, 2018. Learn about the following events and special programs happening within this community on the Emerald Coast of Florida. This event was sponsored by White-Wilson Medical Center and took place at the Christian Life Center of the First Baptist Church in Fort Walton Beach, Florida.
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Inaugural ODA 595 Horse Soldiers Reunion 2022
On October 22, 2022, the Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce hosted the Inaugural ODA 595 Horse Soldiers Reunion at the Northwest Florida Fairgrounds. Ted Corcoran, CEO of the FWB Chamber, was Master of Ceremony.
Below is a replay video of the event. If you have a Smart TV, search for and install the VidFlow app to watch this video on your big screen TV. This video player also also you to select chapter points to specific speakers and presentations.
Ten of the original 12 members of ODA 595 were in attendance for this inaugural reunion event.
Captain Mark Nutsch – Detachment Commander
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Bob Pennington – Assistant Detachment Commander
Master Sergeant Paul Evans – Team and Operations Sergeant
Sergeant First Class Andy Marchal – Intelligence Sergeant
Sergeant First Class Steve Kofron. – Weapons Sergeant
Staff Sergeant Mike Elmore – Weapons Sergeant
Staff Sergeant Chad Jacklet– Engineer Sergeant
Sergeant First Class Steve Bleigh—Medical Sergeant
Sergeant First Class Vince Makela – Communications Sergeant
Staff Sergeant Will Summers– Communications Sergeant
Not in Attendance:
- Staff Sergeant USAF Steve E. Tomat – Tactical Air Control Party (TACP)
- Staff Sergeant USAF Joseph Matt Lienhard– Air Force Special Operations Combat Controller from Special Tactics Squadron
Several prominent guest speakers included Florida House District #4 representative Patt Maney, former CIA Directorate of Operations officer Alex Hernandez, former USAF Chief of Staff for a Theater Special, retired Col Glenn Thomas, and the son of Doolittle Raiders Col Dick Cole, Richard Cole.
A special commemorative canteen cup was created by the Bohlin Company and presented to each member of ODA 595 in honor and recognition of their heroic actions in America’s first response against the Taliban after the 911 attack.
This event was made possible through the support of several local community sponsors.
If you are interested in learning more about ODA 595 as well as other stories about America’s 1st response to the 911 attacks, check out these sources:
First Casualty by Toby Harnden
Horse Soldiers by Doug Stanton
Swords of Lightning – Green Beret Horse Soldiers and America’s Response to 911
12 Strong – The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers
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May 2017 First Friday Coffee with Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce
Watch the Replay of the Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce’s First Friday Coffee on May 5th, 2017. Learn about events and special programs happening within this community on the Emerald Coast of Florida, as well as see a few pirates temporarily disrupt the breakfast to tel us about the upcoming Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival in June. This breakfast was sponsored by ZT Motors.
The FWB Chamber’s First Friday Coffees are held at First Baptist Church’s Christian Life Center on 1st Street in Fort Walton Beach, Florida.
See why the Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce has been voted one of the top performing chambers in Florida and the country. To learn more about the chamber, visit their website or come experience one of their events. www.FWBChamber.org
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Destin Chamber of Commerce – February 2019
Renasant Bank, the Summer Place Inn, and Travel Media South are the featured guests for this episode of the Destin Business Forum, brought to you by the Destin Chamber of Commerce.
Hosted by Shane Moody, CEO, Destin Chamber of Commerce.
